All of These Statements Regarding Web Logs or Blogs Are

question 132

Multiple Choice

All of these statements regarding web logs or blogs are false except:

• A) Blogs are websites of personal origin, not commercial.
• B) Each blog is a developing commentary on a particular theme that uses a dated log format.
• C) Blogs are declining in popularity because they are difficult to update.
• D) The information on a blog can only be written by the site owner.

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door

A compliance tactic that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by having that person agree to a modest request.

Lowballing

A persuasion and negotiation tactic where an initially low offer is made to secure agreement, with subsequent increases after agreement has been obtained.

Risky-Shift

A phenomenon where a group collectively decides on a course of action that is more extreme than they would have made individually.

Deindividuation

A state of reduced individuality, reduced self-awareness, and reduced attention to personal standards; this phenomenon may occur when people are part of a group.